Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-13
CARLISLE AT THE HUB
.xADDREss TO THE BAY STATE
DEMOCRATIC CLUB.

Vt xtpresidenIial E ection-S ates
p,obts and tho Tendency to Danger
- rnlarpe the Powers of the Fed
sral Government.
RosroN. March 12.--The Bay State
Clrb the most important Democratic or
rarization in New England, entertained
nu,nhar of distinguished gentlemen at
,ho;r annual dinner at the Revere House
,hto afternoon. Chief among the guests
uos pop. John G. Carlisle, Speaker OF the
uouse of Representatives, who was the
arotor Of the occasion. Previous to the
banouet Mr.. Carlisle had IA reception In
,bo narlors and was greeted by host OF
Democrats.
At the business meeting of the club
rol. Charles H. Taylor, OF the Boston
GIobe. wss reelected President and A.
r Aleer Secretary and Treasurer.
President Taylor presided at the BAN
met. and after the dinner, in brief
sneech. introduced the principal speaker
the afternoon, Hon John &. Carlisle,
whose chief virtue, he said, was that he
had been denounced by senator Hoar.
IA sneaker Carlisle arose he was greeted
with great applause. Alter expressing
his thanks for his cordial reception ne
said:
You must permit me to tender the sincere
thank- of the Kentucky democracy Dol Only
Tor what Won have done ia the past DuC also
for what they snow you Intend to do IN the
funre. You Will not permit Massachusetts,
10 remain always a Re epublican state.
OLD PREJUDICEs PASSING AWAY.
od prejudloes are passing away. Massa-
cbusetis j, already moving toward Demo-
cratic pcSitiOn with the Bay state Club IN
ron. and vour brethren everywhere hope to
see her Oh the right OF the line IN 1888. Cen
tcmen. N the Very nature OF tnlnes thls
country must always &c HUNcrned by poiltlcal
uartieS. Wented not be ashamed, ,gentlemen,to
\ he known rs party meu" if We honestly be-
neve that the princlp as and policies repre-
seuttd by h organiZa ION to Thich We are
II attached Will bes. promote the tnJere SITS OF
a Tie nat on ami welfare OF the people. This 10
the emily true basis Tor political parties. and
srv party organ 2ed upon foundation 7ess
hraad, lcss po;riolic th IN this, VIII soon de
noluin ie into . mere faction and cease TO
command or deserye the respect OF intellI-
gen citizens. Every attempt 10 make a sim
&c interest 0" a s;Dgle class, - the eXclu sion
Of al other. the D ISIS Of political organiza-
.lon. vi !all ana oug!tJ 10 fail.
STATES RIGHTS.
From toe formation of your constitution
down TO the present lme point Of irTccon-
party and al. It's advcrsaTIes has been as to
he nature and extent of Foitral powers.
HE principle Of local Sc eif-g)YernmeDt is
vial bart ol tie Democracy. An amend
ment "a the constitution declares that powers
not delegated 10 the United States by the
consuutlOn, nor prohibited by it to state,
are reserved to the states respectively or TO
lhe people, No nower can be justly clained
unless IL Is granted in eNpres termc or hg
necessary Implication. II no such a grant of
power can ht found, and il it's exercise by
SlAIp Is moi prOhib led. it belongs to the State
anener people, and thus the whole doctrine
u states rights Is denied in that article.
SECESSION NOT SANCTIONED.
ltdoes not sanction secession or nullilica-
hon. but IT instructs the several States and
lholr people as to he boundaries of all legis-
laive, executive and judicial power no5 dele
Il gated u tile United States by fair and rea-
Sonab.c construction 0f the constitution. BY
n this constitutional doctrine of States rights
81 the Democratic party of this country stands
Today as II always has stood. and as.
trust, Ii viii stand forever hereaf-
ago the tendency was TO carry this
uoctrlne to dangerous extreme, but since
Ihat Time the dangerous extreme has threat
eneu from quite an opposite direction. Great
anu powerful Interests, too powerful AZ most
70 Dc successfully V resisted, are constantly
pressing agains, the barriers of the constitu-
toh ana demanding extension of Federal
power to degree never CONTEMPT ated by the
n SN'N C'tCI ailHI III cary Qbys.
FEDERAL POWER.
IL is quite common now to hear rentIemon
aoe gentlemen in Congress and elsewhere
cohieh ing Tor exercise OF power b. the 0en
A eTtl govcrEmen; over particular sLbiecta.
flmlly because The States refuse TO do 60. or
Ve."uue such y the thought that State legisla-
@ @.Ioh u gnu rot be entirely inactive The arqu
% hchI !hat whatever the States will not do or
oahhOt 90 must be done bv Congress- ar tho
Il ,bipt ,bp"r'heniS OF the general government, and
cisnts H.Iependently of these spec lie
S,anVs nl nower it Is the right gnt
-us OF the government to excrcIse
C"oi Sor q. supervision and control over all the
'uo.in go US oi the people MIR. President. lhs
q stanS IL Dehocratlc doctrine as l. under
Il rbonniSS ~ anu IL never was. Tremendous
iie'l ~ means Capitalization first and
tb tbo'rtaoe dissolution atjerward No mart nf
cTvs,n tu,on Is so vltally lntet ested in the pres
auth"riIv "u Nv nam M enance intact of this local
No '.It " as the New Eng and States. and in
VA s,j,.t ."It OF me Union nave the benptlrfaI re
trin altehulhg u maintenance of this doe
4 town n,'e,s 20 NOR ughly demonstrated. Your
Nyo "a ms country. 1Cbeera1
IA ,ingIa b,ncr usncr endangered the liberties of a
"a ergI ,nn nuu"n uelng. Town, State and pcn-
powers .,i iHtheht iht all have their appropriate
n ~ nv uhtles, and so long as these arc
ioopected and maintained. neliber encroo ene
W harn,nasne Tn sne uopain OF the other, there viii he
SVYernment. FA0N sysSein Oh
IhE NEW REGIME.
loF;Soa,unately we have at last recp narn,i++oa
trsfio'k urAie Democratic national sdmintsl
Il minis,nr ,roei aau more fortunately still that az
trioiios allon. by its conservatives and ~
tion ~; VtIIurse' by It's honest, faithful cyan
H rights 'ne laws, and by its regard for tho
W rivcn all classes of men ba
Al power "cunuant c assurance that exeeutIve
hands nm be safely trusted To onr
81 erneJ ,bs MS country was never better GOV
IA never man man ~ Is now Lcheersl, and il was
W now more tranquil and contented tban " Gs a.
"a thew ~, ~ Is true that abuses attn evisp H., 20
n traiior NOT lnaueurated nv tb,s admiria
W Corrected n.y "Any OF them have already beep
mi not ND. ana most of those that remain ara
W partment e tne control OF the Eyecntiva ~
temen dlone. 1t Is not NV pnrnoss -,
tbis oco. 70 uiscuss the revenue 6ueatio' IN. ~
uente5 tRoh. IL is too large as Wei to In uyoh ,o
too ir,nly in the time et nv disnosoI prei p,sj
hastny pq2ttant subject to be 'r,, trsatad 1t,a
conclrs,o' Is enough to say-and snv ~ ~
nent bso In my judgment tho @orn.,, ~ III
taxes un,il no moral or legal right In i,,,,i u
of r,isiIpoh ipoh lts cltizans except Tor ths mn 90
penses a revenue to defray its bose .
ng.i wv wv pay Its just debts. Iond * a.. on
gsrds w nehever 10 goes beyond thIs - Iusea- dies
upon II tiig n power of taxation was ca,sel .oI
he doctr1,Ou 1Ouu applausel, and believe tn,s a.
he AmaIiine OF an overwhelming msio.,i. Ms ~